How to Use taper off in a Sentence

taper off

verb
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  • As the rain and winds tapered off in the city and its suburbs, the storm continued to affect most of the Northeast and New England.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Many people with mixed reality headsets use them a bunch for a few weeks but either fail to find ways to fit them into their daily habits or run out of compelling content and taper off before long.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
  • And while sales have tapered off in the last 50 years, the brand hasn't gone anywhere.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The wet snow will turn to lighter, fluffier snow overnight as the storm tapers off.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The pace of ground assaults has tapered off, Bochka said.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Most types of tulips flower best the first year, then taper off.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The finish tapers off with caramel, maple, and a hint of honey.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Snow will start to taper off across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes.
    — Janice Dean, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Clouds were forecast to roll in overnight and help the chilly weather taper off.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Shower chances taper off Wednesday night as lows drop to the mid 50s.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 16 May 2022
  • Showers and storms should taper off late Thursday night with lows from 70 to 75.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Showers should taper off overnight with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Light snow gradually tapers off from west to east late in the day.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Tonight: Showers/storms taper off by late evening, clouds linger.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • But after a couple of weeks, the errands started to taper off.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Anywhere from a coating to a few inches could fall across the area through midafternoon, when the snow should taper off.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Highs: 83-87 Tonight: Showers/storms taper off in evening, breezy.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
  • More rain is possible on Wednesday and Thursday, but the chances will taper off toward the end of the week.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2024
  • The snow was expected to taper off Monday afternoon and end in the evening, Jones said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • In the Northeast, snow and ice were forecast to taper off Friday, the weather service said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Rain that fell overnight in the metro area has tapered off leaving a few hundredths of an inch in most locations.
    — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Those sources were tapering off from their peaks in Garcetti’s final years.
    — Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • These winds are expected to peak on Friday and then taper off through the weekend.
    — Nicholas Merianos, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The snow is slated to taper off by nightfall, but the cold weather will persist through the weekend.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The rain is expected to last into Monday and then taper off.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The chunky braids gradually tapered off with the ends swinging around her hips.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Rain eases and tapers off from southwest to northeast by 3 p.m. or so.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The heavy, wet snow should taper off around 4 p.m. and could leave behind 4 to 8 inches in Milwaukee.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The snow will remain moderate to heavy in many of these same areas through the evening before the snow begins to taper off overnight.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
  • At the same time, iPhone sales tapered off a bit (down 10 percent), while the company’s services business remains the star of the show.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 2 May 2024

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